Taxonomy Profile: Rattus feliceus (Thomas 1920)

Rattus feliceus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Spiny Seram Island Rat []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Rattus feliceus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Myomorpha
Mice |
Rats |
Rats |
souris |
Voles |
Gerbils |
Hamsters |
Lemmings |
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
mice |
rats |
voles |
campagnols |
rats |
souris |
Subfamily : Murinae
Old World rats |
Old World mice |
Genus : Rattus
Old World Rats |
Species : Rattus feliceus
Spiny Seram Island Rat |
Rattus feliceus Direct Children(s):
Rattus feliceus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Rattus feliceus
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Rattus feliceus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Rattus feliceus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Rattus feliceus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Flannery, Timothy F.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1995-01-01 / 1995-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammals of the South-West Pacific & Moluccan Islands
Page(s):
464
Publisher:
Cornell University Press
Publication Place:
Ithaca, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8014-3150-6/
Notes:
Reference for:
Rattus feliceus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Thomas, Oldfield
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1920-01-01 / 1920-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
On Mammals from Ceram
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 9, vol. 6
Page(s):
422-431
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0374-5481
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15687709
Reference for:
Rattus feliceus
Rattus feliceus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Rattus feliceus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Vulnerable
Comment:
Comments: Rattus leucopus species group. Amplified description and comparison with R. koopmani from Peleng Isl provided by Musser and Holden (1991), who also discussed past subspecific allocations of feliceus to other species of Rattus. Phylogenetic affinities of R. feliceus are probably with species of Rattus endemic to New Guinea region (Musser and Holden, 1991), an alliance based upon morphology that should be tested with molecular data. Reviewed by Flannery (1995b) and Helgen (2003b)